Transpac Investments Limited v TIH Limited
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Transpac Investments Limited v TIH Limited [2024] SGHC(I) 12 was a decision of the Singapore International Commercial Court delivered on 29 April 2024 by Sir Henry Bernard Eder IJ, in Originating Application No 8 of 2023 (Summons No 14 of 2024), following a hearing on 24 April 2024. The application was brought by the defendant, TIH Limited ("TIH"), for further security for costs in the sum of $500,000, in addition to security of $100,000 previously provided voluntarily on 29 August 2023 by FC Legal Asia LLC on behalf of the claimant, Transpac Investments Limited ("TIL"), through a Solicitors' Undertaking covering TIH's costs up to the completion of discovery (the 1st Undertaking). TIH submitted that TIL was a BVI company whose financial position had been shrouded in secrecy and whose ultimate beneficial owner, Cliff Leong — the son of Chris and Mary Leong — had not suggested he would have difficulty providing the security sought. As the matter was a "transfer" case, the application was made under the Rules of Court 2021 rather than the Singapore International Commercial Court Rules 2021, with O 9 r 12 permitting security where the claimant is ordinarily resident out of the jurisdiction. TIH was represented by PK Wong & Nair LLC and TIL by FC Legal Asia LLC.
[2024] SGHC(I) 12 explained
Transpac Investments Limited v TIH Limited ([2024] SGHC(I) 12) is a Singapore judgment decided by the Singapore International Commercial Court on 29 April 2024. It is categorised under Civil Procedure. Within this corpus it has since been cited by 2 other reported Singapore judgments, a measure of how often later decisions have referred to it. This page summarises what the reported decision covers and links the primary sources — the full judgment, the statutes it cites, and the other cases it engages with — so the decision can be read in context. It is reference information, not legal advice, and it does not state the outcome or any holding beyond what the official judgment records.
What is [2024] SGHC(I) 12 about?
Transpac Investments Limited v TIH Limited ([2024] SGHC(I) 12) is a Singapore International Commercial Court decision from 2024. Its published catchwords are “Civil Procedure — Costs — Security”, which indicate the subject matter the judgment addresses. The full reasoning and orders are in the judgment itself, linked below.
How influential is [2024] SGHC(I) 12?
Within this corpus, [2024] SGHC(I) 12 has been cited by 2 later reported Singapore judgments. That count reflects references from other decisions held in this corpus only and is a conservative lower bound on how often the case has actually been cited.
Summary
TIH Limited applied to the Singapore International Commercial Court for further security for costs in the sum of $500,000 against Transpac Investments Limited, a British Virgin Islands company, in addition to security of $100,000 previously provided by way of a solicitors' undertaking. The application engaged the principles governing security for costs under the Rules of Court 2021, including the court's discretion where a claimant is ordinarily resident out of the jurisdiction. The court ordered Transpac to provide further security of $500,000 by 15 May 2024 and ordered that the costs of the application be assessed and dealt with at the end of the trial.
What was Transpac Investments Limited v TIH Limited [2024] SGHC(I) 12 about?
It was a Singapore International Commercial Court decision of 29 April 2024 by Sir Henry Bernard Eder IJ on TIH Limited's application for further security for costs of $500,000 against Transpac Investments Limited, a BVI company, on top of $100,000 already provided in August 2023.
Why did TIH Limited seek further security for costs in [2024] SGHC(I) 12?
TIH submitted that the claimant, Transpac Investments Limited, was a BVI company whose financial position was shrouded in secrecy. As a "transfer" case, the application proceeded under the Rules of Court 2021, with O 9 r 12 allowing security where a claimant is ordinarily resident out of the jurisdiction.
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